Inspection of the dog's abdomen by visual inspection and palpation can be carried out at the same time
Checking the dog's abdomen can be done through inspection and palpation. For example, problems such as dog constipation and pregnancy can be roughly judged by touching the dog's abdomen.
I. Inspection: increase or decrease in abdominal circumference
1. Increased abdominal circumference: Common in female dogs during pregnancy and obesity; acute gastric distension (eating, gas, fluid), bloating, colon constipation, ascites (peritonitis, ascites,
2. Abdominal reduction:
1. Sharp reduction of abdominal circumference: usually occurs in the course of severe diarrhea, such as acute gastroenteritis, due to severe dehydration, loss of appetite and sharp reduction of gastrointestinal contents.
2. Gradual reduction of abdominal circumference: in chronic wasting disease and long-term fever, it is gradually caused by loss of appetite, reduced absorption function and increased consumption.
3 Abdominal curling: a severe pain disease of the hind limbs, which causes high tension and strong contraction of the abdominal muscles, often manifested as obvious abdominal curling.
Second, palpation: The dog's abdominal wall is thin and soft, and the abdominal cavity is shallow, which is convenient for palpation.
1. Increased sensitivity of the abdominal wall: Dogs show actions such as dodging, resisting, and looking back, indicating that the peritoneum is inflamed.
2. Increased abdominal wall tension: abdominal wall muscle tension, contraction, decreased elasticity, found in tetanus, peritonitis, etc.
3. Decreased abdominal wall tension: seen in diarrhea, malnutrition, febrile venereal diseases and other problems.
4. There is a sound of hitting water in the abdomen: let one person place the palm of the hand on the contralateral abdominal wall as a fulcrum, and the examiner uses a fist or palm to palpate the abdominal wall. If there is a sound of hitting water, it indicates that there is effusion in the abdominal cavity.